Clothes-stop.



G. P. DYER. CLOTHES STOP. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1908.

1,061,054. Patented May 6, 1913.

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eEoRoE PALMERDYER, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA, 'AssIoNon ITO 1. a.

I BELL, or wasnzneTon, DISTRICTDF COLUMBIA.

cLoTH'as-s'roe l v plication filed ianuary Q2, 1908. Serial No. 412,297.

ingt on. District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful l-rnprovernentfiin Clothes Stops, of which the following is aspec'ification.

My invention'relate's to clothes stops, which are the-zirticles-used mainly by mariners to make their'clothes fast upon lines ri ged on board ship for-drying them, and

v nch it is necessary to have securely at-' inched thereto in order to avoid being blown l5 overboard and lost. These stops are also.

used for tying garments in rolls for stowage 1n the ordinary sailors clothes bag, which the neatest and most convenient method stops have been made from pieces of cord which have been cut to the proper length and Whipped or bound near the end with thread or string. The ends; cannot be an knotted, as it is necessary for these stops to pass through eyelets 1n garments Inade therein for the purpose of receiving them and which eyelets it is desirablet o have as small as possible in order not to mar the ap- 3 pearance of the garment. The thread wrapped clothes stopsare objectionable for various reasons: The thread wrapping cuts and rots quickly and hence soon fails to perform its intended function of preventing .35 the raveling of the cord; and, further, be-

ing made. by hand, such thread-wrapped.

clothes stops lack uniformity in appearance. The object. of my invention produce a mariners clothes stop which will be free Q from these objections and at the same time will vmeet satisfactorily. all the conditions of usa;

In the drawing, mar-Iners clothes stop embodying my invention. and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the binding bands detached.

in carryin out my invention, 1 take a suitable lengt i of white line a. or other sumlar cylindrical cord of such physical (.llitlltC- specification of Letters Patent.

Figure 1 illustrates a;

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ter as permit the-unsecured ends to tiny,-

and attach thereto adjacent to each end an encircling metal band Z) to prevent the raxel mg of the line. This band is made of hard sheet brass, or other suitable non-rusting sheet imetal of 'suliieient thickness to hold its shape when compressed upon the line. The sheet brass composing each band is formed as av cylinder \vitli'its'longitudinal edges slightly ovci-lap 'iing, the inner edge (1- being turne inwardlylo bite into the ma terial of the line while the outer edge meets the body of the band and forms a smooth joint therewith. The hands are crimped uponthe line near each end, leaving the line projecting beyond the band for about a.

maining attached to and preventing the raveling of the line so long as the line itself lasts. They are also cheap to manufacture and are neat and uniform in appearance.

The metal bands being made of non-rusting metal, do not stain the clothes held by the stops. I have found that the protecting .'quarter of an inch. The projecting ends of tufts are effective to prevent the endsof the bands from bruising or cutting the .hands when the clothes are scrubbed with the stops attached, as frequently happensp Further, these protecting tufts prevent the 'raw'edges of the metal bands from catching and cut- .ting the stitchmg' around the garment'eye lets, and hence not only reduce the wear-of the eyeiets, but facilitate the passage (if-the stops through them.

Vihat I claim is l. A-mariner s clothes stop comprising a length. of cylindrical line having adjacent. to each end an encircling band of non-rusting sheet metal attached to the line, the ends of the line pri'ijecting beyond the'bands'and" being frayed to form tuftsfor glmrdin'g the ends of the bands, substantially as setrforth.

2. A m'ariners clothes stop comprising! a length of (-ylindrical line havin" adjaccn to each end an encircling band ot non-rustingsheet-,inetal bent around the line and cri1npedi"frayed to forin tuftsfor guarding the ends tgereon, Sllfh barn?1 havigg one longitudinal of the bands, substantially as set forth.

e ge turne inwar ly-an entering the fabric of the line and its other longitudinal edge GEORGE PALMER DYER :5 meeting the bodyof the band and making VVitnessesi a smooth joint therewith, the ends of the DYER SMITH,

line-projecting beyond the bands and being HENRY, E. CORCORAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' l Washington, D. 0." 

